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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney’s Office

Eastern District of Tennessee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, June 16, 2014

Jeffrey Scott Kendrick, Jr. Sentenced To 114 Months For Armed Robbery

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On June 16, 2014, Jeffrey Scott Kendrick, Jr., 25, of Kingsport, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 114 months in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge. Upon his release from prison Kendrick will be subject to supervised release under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years. There is no parole in the federal system.

Kendrick pleaded guilty in February 2014 to a Hobbs Act robbery and possession of a firearm in furtherance of the robbery. Kendrick robbed the Road Runner Market on Lynn Garden Drive in Kingsport, at gunpoint, in November 2012.

Law enforcement agencies participating in the joint investigation included the Kingsport Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Gregory Bowman represented the United States.